Normal MPS excretion, but dermatan sulphaturia, combined with a mild Maroteaux-Lamy phenotype.
John F Kennedy Institute, Glostrup, Denmark.
A mildly affected Maroteaux-Lamy patient is described. Electrophoretic separation of acid mucopolysaccharides (MPS) in the urine showed an increased excretion of dermatan sulphate in spite of a normal total excretion of MPS.
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